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John Finley Williamson John Finley Williamson (June 23, 1887 in Canton, Ohio – May 28, 1964 in Toledo, Ohio) was the founder of Westminster Choir and co-founder of Westminster Choir College. He is considered to be one of the most influential choral conductors of the t ...
(1887–1964), American conductor *
John Williamson (singer) John Robert Williamson (born 1 November 1945) is an Australian country music and folk music singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, television host and conservationist. Williamson usually writes and performs songs that relate to the histor ...
(born 1945), Australian singer and songwriter * John Williamson (musician) (born 1963), bass guitarist in the band McCarthy * ''
John Williamson (album) ''John Williamson'' is the debut studio album by Australian country music artist John Williamson. It was released in 1970. Background and release In 1970, Williamson entered New Faces, an Australian talent show, with the self-penned track "Old ...
'', the 1970 debut album by the Australian singer


Politics

* John Williamson (Arkansas politician), state legislator who served as President of the Arkansas Senate *
John Williamson (New Zealand politician) John Williamson (25 August 1815 – 16 February 1875) was a New Zealand politician, printer and newspaper proprietor. He was a leading opponent of the 1860s wars against Māori and lost his newspaper and fortune as a result. Early life Willi ...
(1815–1875), New Zealand politician *
John H. Williamson John H. Williamson (c. 1846–1911) was an African American politician and newspaper publisher in North Carolina. Born in Covington, Georgia, Williamson grew up in Louisburg, North Carolina. He served six terms in the North Carolina General Asse ...
(1846–1911), North Carolina politician and newspaper publisher *
John N. Williamson John Newton Williamson (November 8, 1855August 29, 1943) was an American rancher and politician in the state of Oregon. A native Oregonian, he served in both chambers of the Oregon Legislative Assembly representing Central Oregon, central and Ea ...
(1855–1943), U.S. Representative from Oregon *
John Williamson (communist) John Williamson (1903–1974) was a Scottish-born radical best remembered as a top leader of the Communist youth movement in the 1920s in the United States. Biography Early years John Williamson was born on June 23, 1903, in Glasgow, Scotland, th ...
(1903–1974), Scottish-born American Communist leader *
John Williamson (Canadian politician) John S. L. Williamson (born January 30, 1970) is a Canadian politician who represents the riding of New Brunswick Southwest in the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. He is currently running for the ridin ...
(born 1970), Canadian politician *
John C. Williamson John C. Williamson (September 15, 1912 – October 11, 1998) was an American politician who served in the California State Assembly for the 39th and 29th district from 1959 to 1967. During World War II he served in the United States Army T ...
(1912–1998), American politician, member of the California legislature *
John Clint Williamson John Clint Williamson (born August 8, 1961) is an American diplomat, lawyer, and educator who has served in a variety of senior-level roles with the United States Government, the United Nations, and the European Union. He currently serves as the ...
(born 1961), U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues *
John Poage Williamson John Poage Williamson (October 27, 1835October 3, 1917) was an American missionary, politician, and writer. Early life and education John Poage Williamson was born on October 27, 1835, in Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, to Margaret (Poage) (died 187 ...
(1835–1917), American missionary, writer and member of the South Dakota House of Representatives


Sports

* John Williamson (footballer, born 1887) (1887–1943), English footballer for Sunderland * John Williamson (footballer, born 1893) (1893–?), English footballer for Manchester United and Bury *
John Williamson (footballer, born 1981) John Williamson may refer to: Music * John Finley Williamson (1887–1964), American conductor * John Williamson (singer) (born 1945), Australian singer and songwriter * John Williamson (musician) (born 1963), bass guitarist in the band McCarthy ...
, English footballer for Burnley *
John Williamson (basketball, born 1951) John Lee Williamson ( – November 30, 1996) was an American basketball player. He helped the New York Nets win two league championships in the American Basketball Association (ABA) in the 1970s. Williamson played high school basketball at W ...
(1951–1996), American pro basketball player, New York Nets *
John Williamson (basketball, born 1986) John Williamson (born August 19, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Maccabi Kiryat Gat of the Liga Leumit. College career Williamson began his college career at Cincinnati State. Williamson averaged 27.4 poin ...
, American basketball player in Israel *
Johnny Williamson Johnny Williamson (8 May 1929 – 27 August 2021) was a footballer who played as a forward for Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers in the 1950s. Williamson made his Manchester City debut on 1 April 1950 in a 4–1 defeat against Arsenal. He s ...
(1929–2021), English footballer * Jack Williamson (footballer) (1907–1965), Australian rules footballer *
John Gordon Williamson John Gordon Williamson (4 April 1936 – 25 January 2023) was an English cricketer active from 1958 to 1974 who played for Northamptonshire (Northants) in the 1959 to 1962 seasons. Williamson was born in Norton-on-Tees, Durham on 4 April 1936. ...
(1936–2023), English cricketer *
J. R. Williamson John Robert Williamson (October 9, 1942 – July 11, 2020) was an American football player who played professionally as a linebacker for seven seasons for the Oakland Raiders and Boston Patriots. Williamson died in Houston, Texas Houst ...
(1942–2020), linebacker for the Oakland Raiders and the New England Patriots


Other

* John Suther Williamson (–1836), British military officer *
John Williamson Nevin John Williamson Nevin (February 20, 1803June 6, 1886) was an American theologian and educator. He was born in the Cumberland Valley, near Shippensburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He was the father of noted sculptor and poet Blanche Nevin. ...
(1803–1886), American theologian *
John Bruce Williamson John Bruce Williamson KC(1925) 69 Solicitors' Journal and Weekly Reporter 561 (16 MayGoogle Books/ref> (1859–1938) was a British barrister and historical author. Life Williamson was born on 28 January 1859. The son of John Williamson of Glasgo ...
(1859–1938), British barrister and historian *
John Ernest Williamson John Ernest Williamson (8 December 1881 – 15 July 1966) was an English filmmaker who invented the "photosphere" from which he filmed and photographed undersea. He is credited as being the first person to take an underwater photograph from a ...
(1881–1966), inventor of the "photosphere" for undersea photography *
John Williamson (mathematician) John Williamson (23 May 1901 – 1949) was a Scottish mathematician who worked in the fields of algebra, invariant theory, and linear algebra. Among other contributions, he is known for the Williamson construction of Hadamard matrices. Willi ...
(1901–1949), Scottish mathematician *
John Williamson (geologist) John Thoburn Williamson (1907 –1958) was a Canadian geologist famous for establishing the Williamson diamond mine in present-day Tanzania. Early life Williamson was born in 1907 in Montfort, Quebec. He attended McGill University, where he ...
(1907–1958), Canadian geologist *
Jack Williamson John Stewart Williamson (April 29, 1908 – November 10, 2006) was an American list of science fiction authors, science fiction writer, one of several called the "Dean of Science Fiction". He is also credited with one of the first uses of the t ...
(1908–2006), American science fiction writer *
John Leon Williamson USS ''John L. Williamson'' (DE-370) was a acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picke ...
(1921–1942), Navy Cross recipient *
John Williamson (economist) John Harold Williamson (June 7, 1937 – April 11, 2021) was a British-born economist who coined the term Washington Consensus. He served as a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics from 1981 until his retirement in ...
(1937–2021), British professor *
John Williamson (musicologist) John Gordon Williamson (born 1949) is a Scottish musicologist and retired academic. After studying music and history at the University of Glasgow, he completed his doctoral studies at Balliol College, Oxford. In 1974, he was appointed to a lectur ...
(born 1949), Scottish professor *
John Woolfenden Williamson John Woolfenden Williamson (1869–1950) was a British writer about industrial networks in the first half of the 20th century. Williamson was unable to complete a medical degree at the University of Edinburgh due to financial difficulties and bec ...
(1869–1950), British writer about industrial networks * John Williamson (), known by the nickname
Johnnie Notions John Williamson (), more commonly known by the nickname Johnnie Notions ( ) was a self-taught physician from Shetland, Scotland, who independently developed and administered an inoculation for smallpox to thousands of patients in Shetland duri ...
, Shetland smallpox inoculator


See also

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Williamson (surname) The surname Williamson was first found in the Royal burgh of Peebles, where this predominantly Scottish Clan who are a Sept of Clan Gunn held a Family Seat anciently, although their interests straddled the English Scottish border and they held te ...
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Williamson (disambiguation) Williamson may refer to: Places *Williamson, Arizona *Williamson, Georgia *Williamson, Illinois * Williamson, Iowa * Williamson, New York, a town in Wayne County, New York. * Williamson (CDP), New York, a hamlet and census-designated place in Wayn ...
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John Williams (disambiguation) John Williams (born 1932) is an American composer (specializing in film scores), conductor and pianist. John, Johnnie, or Johnny Williams may also refer to: People Businessmen * John Williams (football executive) (born 1939 or 1940), Englis ...
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